Fishhook



June 11, 1935. w I, FOQTE 2,004,316

FI SHHOOK Filed July 9, 1934 Inventor y rfland f Z5056 By 2mm PatentedJune 11, 1935 v r 2,004,316

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHHOOK Wayland I. Foote, Griffin, Ga.

Application July 9, 1934, Serial No. 734,343

1 Claim. (01. 43-36) v This invention relates to a fish'hook, thegenshank of each hook and each sleeve carries a fineral object of theinvention being to provide a like projection I so that by placing theparts in spring member carrying a pair of fish hooks, with the positionshown in Figure l and engaging the means for holding the parts with thehooks in projections as shown in Figure 3 the device will 5 overlappingrelation so that when one hook is be held in the position shown inFigure l. Abait 5 seized by a fish the: parts will spring apart so isplaced on the large hook 3 and when a fish that both hooks will enterparts of the mouth of strikes the large hook both hooks will enter the Vthe fish. mouth of the fish and thus the hooks will spring Thisinvention also consists in certain other apart and both hooks enterportions of the fishs features of construction and in the combinationmouth so as to firmly attach the fish to the line. 1

and arrangementsof the several parts, to be here- It is thought from theforegoing description inafter fully described, illustrated in theaccomthat the advantagesand novel features of the inpanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in vention will be readily apparent. theappended claim, It is to be understood that changes may be In describingthe invention in detail, reference made in the construction and in thecombination 15 will be had to the accompanying drawing wherea d a ra theseveral pa provided in like characters denote like or corresponding thatSuch Changes fall Within Scope of t fi parts throughout the severalviews, and in pp ded Claim- 1 Which:-- i What is claimed is: t Figure 1is a view showing the parts in closed A fish hook co pl a Strip Springmember, 2 position i a small fish hook attached to one end of the springFigure 2 is a view with the parts in open osit member, a large fish hookattached to the, other tion. end of the spring member, said springmember Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the havinganattaching eye ar 0 13 Small 1100K, projections for holding the parts inset position. and a sleeve on each hook having a fin-like pro- 25 Inthis drawing, the numeral, I indicates a jection, said projectionsoverlapping each other I spring strip which has a small fish hook 2conwhen the parts are folded thereby holding the nected to one endthereof and a large hook 3 conparts in folded position by the tension ofthe nected to the other end. An eye 4 is carried by strip spring andpermitting the hooks to spring the'strip adjacent the small hook forreceiving apart when the large hook is struck bya fish. 30

the line or leader 5. A sleeve 6 is attached to the i WAYLAND I. FOOTE.

